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Backbone Food Farm – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Sep 14, 2021 | Local Business, Nutrition, Resource

“We realize the challenge of eating well given the choices of today’s global market. Chemical pesticides, fertilizers, GMOs, and thousands of miles can come between you and a decent head of lettuce. We want to offer a local alternative at an affordable...

Front Porch Goodness w/ Fresh Ingredients! +3 Prize Points

by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 31, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Recipes, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Watch Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C create several delicious dishes from fresh, local ingredients found at Ma & Pa’s Country Store! The tips he shares and the knowledge he brings us from his travels and experience from different cultures is a real treat. He...

New Local Business Promotes Building Community – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 25, 2021 | Community, Local Business

The general store concept as a gathering place has returned to Kelso Gap to support the local farms that sustain many with local crops and beef. Ma & Pa’s Country Store is situated on the east side of Backbone Mountain, just a short drive from Oakland,...

Farmers’ Market Week – Day 6 – Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 14, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Garrett Growers, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

What you find at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market is an abundance of foods that are in their natural state with little or no processing and no artificial ingredients. Like many things, food falls on a spectrum. At one end you have the healthiest options such as fresh...

Farmers’ Market Week – Day 5 – Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 13, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Garrett Growers, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Thomas trades tips and recipes with the Gnegys at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market. There’s plenty to choose from for healthy and delicious meals and snacks here but a unique cruciferous vegetable that can be eaten raw, roasted, or steamed caught his eye! This...

Farmers’ Market Week – Day 4 – Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 12, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Diabetes, Garrett Growers, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Which one, cilantro or coriander caused Thomas to smile like the Cheshire cat at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market? As he continues to shop for fresh produce to use in the Latin-themed recipes he’s going to make for us next week, he sees a big basket of...